Ruby Skye P.I. - Episode 5

August 10, 2014

Episode 5 of Ruby Skye takes us right into the investigation. Here the action starts, with the story moving steadily along and Ruby compiling a list of suspects. Suspect #1 Reeny Mussolini came up in the previous episode. Suspect #2 is Zoffi who also has access to FONK. The only thing not covered thus far, aside from broken alibis is motive. The big ‘why’ comes up a lot in the mystery genre, because it not only tells us why they did it, but also gives the audience a reason to care about what said character wants. Not to mention that motive also adds to the story and makes the characters feel more authentic. Hopefully Ruby Skye will delve more into that in the next episode. One thing that I love about this particular episode is how it features several strong female characters: Diana, Ruby, Hailey, and Reeny Mussolini to name a few. Each character has their own storyline that doesn’t further a man’s storyline, or has a conversation that involves a man. This means that Ruby Skye P.I. passes the Bechdel test, the test to say that this is empowering for girls. Did I mention that when Zoffi tells Ruby that Edmund thinks she’s pretty, Ruby brushes it off and goes right back to her investigation? Well that’s because there’s more to life than having a boyfriend! Yay for Ruby Skye showing viewers how simple that really is. With the stolen Flobbles, another mystery has come up with Pixel. Pixel being the adorable dog that Ruby accidentally stole, but Hailey willingly adopted. Nobody’s looking for her. Hailey can’t just keep her, in which case she’s taking great care of Pixel, but she must be important to someone. Either way Mussolini is still the number one suspect. Ruby gets stuck in Mussolini’s office late at night. What is she doing back at FONK so late? Ruby gets comfortable and read’s Diana’s diary to pass the time. Diana is the apparent mean girl that Ruby encounters. She takes down Ruby’s posters for Pixel, and even outs her one of the previous episodes while trying to investigate at FONK. Does Diana volunteer for FONK? Diana must have left her diary there while taking to Mussolini about her posters. In the end we are left with another cliffhanger. The writing is great and the episode doesn’t feel slow. As with every episode so far there are more questions. Who’s following Ruby? Why isn’t anyone looking for Pixel? And how does Mussolini function on so much caffeine?